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Western Colorado Raceway

Tryon's Bad Company Corvette Dominated Wire-to-Wire

Grand Junction, CO (June 17, 2000): Steve Tryon's Bad Company was bad news for his competitors from the very start. The Mesa, AZ driver qualified his sharp `59 Corvette in the number 1 spot with a 7.52. He then defeated Chill Scardino (7.64 - 7.49 breakout) along with Shane Westring (semis) enruote to his first final of the year.

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Steve Tryon defeted Westring in the finals to put this one under his belt.

 

 

Mike Hilsabeck smoked the field during qualifying winning his fourth Perma-Cool Burnout Challenge while placing second. He then held back Mike Savage/Jim Broome in the opening round of eliminations. A crucial semi-final victory over Robert Lee (second in points to Hilsabeck) put Hilsabeck's Arizona Thunder into the money round. 

Tryon vs. Hilsabeck. Number 1 & 2 qualifiers. Hilsabeck got the jump but drove it out the back door to the tune of a 7.48. Tryon drove into victory circle with a consistent 7.53.

HIL7-24.jpg (71408 bytes)Mike Hilsabeck lit up the track with a smoky burnout to take the Perma-Cool Burnout Title

 

This race was probably CIFCA's finest showing at Western Colorado Raceway. Thanks to Todd Freier (who is back from Ireland) for overseeing and coordinating the CIFCA funny cars at this event. Also special thanks to the track staff for hosting the CIFCA funny cars and for going the extra mile in prepping the facility. -Jim Maher

Qualifying Order:

1

Steve Tryon

7.521

2

Mike Hilsabeck

7.601

3

Shane Westring

7.604

4

Robert Lee

7.688

5

Chill Scardino

7.716

6

Mike Savage

7.892

7

Marty Hill

8.077

8

Gary Kortz

8.092

9

Ed Schwarz

8.307

10

Sean Dale

9.154

11

Joe Clement

n/t

Ladder :

Eliminations

Round 1

Driver

Car#

R/T

E/T

Qual #

Steve Tryon

787

0.591

7.645

1

W

Chill Scardino

788

0.759

7.494

5

Mike Hilsabeck

760

0.482

7.511

2

W

Mike Savage

7016

0.465

7.565

6

Shane Westring

5085

0.539

7.735

3

W

Marty Hill

457

0.456

7.884

7

Robert Lee

785

0.699

8.072

4

W

Gary Kortz

797

0.365

8.040

8

Round 2

R/T

E/T

Qual #

Steve Tryon

787

0.574

7.535

1

W

Shane Westring

5085

0.757

8.043

3

Mike Hilsabeck

760

0.475

7.616

2

W

Robert Lee

785

0.532

7.464

4

Finals

R/T

E/T

Qual #

Steve Tryon

787

0.635

7.523

1

W

Mike Hilsabeck

760

0.464

7.428

2

Winner

Steve Tryon

Photos:

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